Flexible accumulation and formal qualification of the workforce in Brazil in recent decades

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/REE-v39nesp.abrila2024-73292

Keywords:

Labor market, Schooling, Marxism, Human Capital

Abstract

This article deals with the formal qualifications of the Brazilian workforce, specifically in the segment with higher education (11 to 15 years of formal education), observing the limits of formal education on the pattern of ascent or mobility of the Brazilian worker. The aspects observed are radically contrary to the so-called Human Capital Theory and demonstrate the ideological elements of the merit discourse. We also present the data and analysis of the Labor Qualification Index (IQT) in order to empirically demonstrate the fragility of the meritocracy discourse and the conditions of exploitation that permeate all segments of the workforce.

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Author Biographies

José Raimundo Barreto Trindade , UFPA

Professor e pesquisador vinculado ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Economia da Universidade Federal do Pará (PPGE/UFPA)

Luciana Cristina Romeu Sousa , UFPA / UNIFESPA

Doutora em Economia Regional pelo PPGE/UFPA e Técnica da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (UNIFESPA)

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Published

2024-04-30

How to Cite

BARRETO TRINDADE , J. R.; ROMEU SOUSA , L. C. Flexible accumulation and formal qualification of the workforce in Brazil in recent decades. Revista Economia Ensaios, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil, v. 39, n. esp.abril, 2024. DOI: 10.14393/REE-v39nesp.abrila2024-73292. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeconomiaensaios/article/view/73292. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 39 No. esp.abril (2024): Economia Social e do Trabalho

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